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6. If 8 yd. of goods 27 in. wide will make a dress, how 

 many yards of goods 36 in. wide will it take ? 



SUGGESTION. (1) When wider material is to be used, multiply the 

 number of yards required of the narrower material by its width in 

 inches, and divide the product by the width in inches of the wider 

 material. 



(2) When narrower material is to be used, multiply the number of 

 yards required of the wider material by its width in inches, and divide 

 the product by the width in inches of the narrower material. 



7 . If 6 yd. of material 36 in. wide will make a dress, how 

 many yards of material 44 in. wide will it take ; of material 

 54 in. wide ? 



8. Woolen dress goods of the same quality is offered 

 at 500 per yard in a 36-inch width, and at 750 per yard 

 in a 54-inch width. If it takes 6 yd. of 36-inch goods, 

 what is the cost of the dress when made from the 54-inch 

 goods ? 



9. Which is the cheaper to buy for a dress, 8 yd. of linen 

 27 in. wide at 150 per yd., or linen 36 in. wide at 250 per 

 yard? 



10. Which is the cheaper to buy for a dress, 7 yd. of 

 goods 27 in. wide at 350 per yd., or goods of the same 

 quality 54 in. wide at 650 per yard? 



FOOD 



65. If the body is to do efficient work, it must be prop- 

 erly fed. It is important, therefore, that the child should 

 understand something of the value of food, its elements, and 

 its use in the body. 



66. The food substances are proteid, a muscle former; 

 fat, a fuel to yield energy in the form of heat and muscular 

 power ; carbohydrate, a fuel to yield heat and energy or to 

 be transformed into fat ; and mineral matter, a bone-tissue 

 former. 



